Portable rug or carpet cleaner



Sept. 16, 1952 R, J, vw s 2,610,343

PORTABLE RUG OR CARPET CLEANER Filed Nov. 24, 1947 FIG. 2

' INVENTOR; RALPH J. WILL/5 3 A AGENT particularly dirty centrated upon without moving the cleaner over ...the rug numerous. times;

Patented Sept. 16, 1952 -UNITED {STATES rAT sNr ons- 1: c 15: 'i-asio srs PORTABLE Run. on CARPETLCLEANER 'tnal nrjgwruis, OceansidefChlif.

Application*November 24, 1947; Serial -N; Z87, '761 1 very :efficient1y;:bea ts and-cleans rugs and carpets :wnchout unduly wearing or abrading the surface :of thesa-me;

; Second;:to provide a carpetcleaner of this class :Which very rapidly cleans a considerable area: of

carp s e; I

:T'hird, to provide "aecleanen of this class: in which; a: plurality of: rotating 'rods ,each supports .iarplurality of resilient, rings. thereon which actually', forcefully engage the surface of thecarpet .ima rolling motion-which thoroughly butgently :cleans fine rugs andcarpets;

:{Fourthflo provide a cleanerof this class'which is';opera,te d insubstantially a similar, manner to .a ;m anua1 operation of a conventional carpet -swee per during-which time the constantoperation :of; the -boaters is accomplishedby. a motor. so.,-that portions of a rug maybe :con-

-Fifth,,to :providea cleaner ofthis class which is Sixth, to provide a rug .-and-,carpet cleaner of this class which, is very simple and economical of construction, efficient-in operation and which will not readily*deteriorate"orv get out of order.

.With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of -parts andportions as will be in. the appended claims-reference being rug and carpet cleaner broken away and insecthereof; Fig.3 is a roar-pet cleaner and Fig. 4 is-an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken from the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. l

Similar characters of reference refer to similar .partszandportions throughout the severalviews iofithedrawing.

iThegfra'me j motor 2,ushaft 3,;bearing 14; pulleys 5 and 6, belt 1, beater shafts 8, 9 and I0, shaft end plates II and I2, beater rings [3, rollers 14 and I5, caster l6, screw 11, caster base l8, handle l9, shaft and the plate 22 constitute the prinreclai s. (ours-1:92)

:Qipal :parts and QJDOIUOIQS? of rug rand-carpet 1.cle aner. g v

'The frame l;;-is substantiallyiarcuatezincross section as shown in ;Fig.'-u3;ofthe drawin ..-being genclosedat its upper side fandqopenat itslower Lside. {side 1 'CL";Of' the; frame land v the shaftv 3 extend- The motor-2 issupportedon-the upper ingtherefrom passes through-the bearing 4 .,at one end of the casing l. vseouredto theouter; end of the shafts is, the pulley 5,=--engaging the, belt] which passes over the pulley t on thegshaft 20.

This shaft 20 is journaledin one-end of the frame I l and fixed to the inner-end of thisshaft 20 is;the

shaft end plate It which opposes .thelshaft-erid plate 12 fixed on the shaftill,journaleduinjthe opposite end of the frame. I, all-.as shownrbestvin --F igs. l-and.2. of, the drawing. securedito these end plates 1 I and. 12 andextendingtherebetween arethe shafts 8 9 and l0 v Thesebeater. shafts .8, 9: and it 'support the resilient rings 13 ,loos'fely threaded thereon asshownin Fig. 4 of. the, drawing. These rings are. considerably -,.larger. in 1diameter than the outside diameter. of the. shafts 8,. 9: and I 0 and arearranged to move .free1y.'ab out said shafts 8, 9 and H]. The plate 22,serves,.-to interconnect the .middle portions .of the three shafts 8,19 and liLas shown. best, in Figu2loff'fthe drawing. .Itwill be herelnotedthatgthe, ringsll3 may bezrnadeiof rubber ,or any-.=oi,ther.. suitable fiexibleorr-esilient material. as desired andthat centrifugal force acting .on these. beater. rings 1 3 causes the same to. be. extended laterallynof ,Qthe

shaftsfl, Band lfltoward the rug A as 'shownjby dash lines in FigBfofthedrawing whenthejshaft 20 is rotated in connection. with thepulley fi by the belt loverthe pulley 5 ldriven byjthe shaft 3 of-the motor-2. The rings I3 .are thus yieldable in direction.radially of each ofisaid rings. .Z'I'h'e rollers l4 and i5 and Icaster. l6. providev forportability of the rug .or. carpet cleaner while the screw l1, screw threaded in the. rearwardly ex- ..tending .boss lb. of. the. frame l provides for ,the

verticaladjustment.of the casterbase ,l.8'.as shown .in Fig..3 .of the drawing. "This castefbaseilB is, a resilient plate adapted to-be deflected ,by downward extensionof. the end I'la of the, screw I! bearing'on the uppersurface of saidoaster base l8. Vertical adjustment ofthe. rear end of the frame I tendsItoadjust the spaced relationship of the shaftsf'li, :9,and l0 froml'the rug A when rotating.

The operation of my rug and carpet cleaner is substantially as follows:

When the motor 2 is rotating the shaft 3, the pulleys 5 and 6 engaged by the belt I drive the 3 shaft 20 which rotates the shaft end plate II engaging the beater shafts 8, 9 .and II] which are secured to the shaft end plate I2 at their opposite ends and this shaft end plate I2 is secured to the shaft 20 journaled in the casing l as hereinbefore described. As the beater shafts -8, 9 and I rotate about the axis of the shaft 20, the rings I3 are centrifugally extended and engage the upper surface of the rug A in their side to side relationship to each other. These rings I3 are resilient rings and provide a rolling and beating motion at the upper surface of a carpet or rug which very efficiently removes the dust and foreign matter from the nap of the rug or carpet as the case may be. It will be here noted that the rings I3, due to their flexible and resilient character, and due. to their loosely supported condition, operate as flippers, providing a novel rug beating and cleaning action. The upper opposed side of the frame I prevents dust from rising directly above the rug or carpet cleaner and the entire cleaner is manually maneuvered over a rug or the like by means of the handle I0 and rollers I5 and I4 and caster I6. Vertical adjustment of the beater rings I3 relatively to the upper surf-ace of the rug A is accomplished by vertical adjustment of the screw IT in the boss lb of the frame I which causes deflection of the caster base I8 and consequent vertical movement of the axis of the shaft 20. The plate 22 forms a connector for the shafts 8, 9 and Ill preventing centrifugal force from separating the same at their middle portions.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2' 1. In a portable rug or carpet beating machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of spaced substantially parallel shafts, means mounting said shafts for rotation about an axis centrally of said a plurality of shafts and a plurality of flexible resilient rings of a readily yieldable material on said shafts having openings therein equal to several diameters of said shafts, said flexible rings being yieldable in directions radially of each of said rings.

2. In a portable rug or carpet beating machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of spaced substantially parallel shafts, means mounting said shafts for rotation about an axis centrally of said a plurality of shafts and a plurality of flexible resilient rings of a readily yieldable material on said shafts having openings therein equal to several diameters of said shafts, said flexible rings being yieldable in directions radially of each of said rings and said rings loosely positioned on said shafts and adapted to move laterally thereof, plates at O1)- posite ends of said shafts for connecting the same together and a central shaft connected With said plates having its axis substantially centrally of said a plurality of shafts.

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3. In a portable rug or carpet beating ma chine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of spaced substantially parallel shafts, means mounting said shafts for rotation-about an axis centrally of said a plurality of shafts and a plurality of flexible resilient rings of a readily yieldable material on said shafts having openings therein equal to several diameters of said shafts, said flexible rings being yieldable in directions radially of each of said rings and said rings loosely positioned on said shafts and adapted to move laterally thereof, plates at opposite ends of said shafts for connecting the same together and a central shaft connected with said plates having its axis substantially centrally of said a plurality of shafts and a frame in which said central shaft is rotatably mounted and a motor on said frame for rotating said central shaft, said frame being enclosed at the upper side over said a plu 4. In a portable rug or carpet beating machine of theclass described, the combination of a plurality of spaced substantially parallel shafts, means mounting said shafts for rotation about an axis centrally of said a plurality of shafts .and a plurality of flexible resilient rings of a readily yieldable material on said shafts having openings therein equal to several diameters of said shafts, said flexible rings being yieldable in directions radially of each of said rings and said rings loosely positioned on said shafts and adapted to move laterally thereof, plates at opposite ends of said shafts for connecting the same together and a central shaft connected with said plates having its axis substantially centrally of said a plurality of shafts and a frame in which said central shaft is rotatably mounted and a motor on said frame for rotating said central shaft, said frame being enclosed at the upper side over said a plurality of shafts and rollers for supporting said frame on the upper surface of a rug, one of said rollers being vertically adjustable relative to said frame for adjusting the elevation of said rings on said a plurality of shafts from the upper surface of a rug or the like.

' RALPH J. WILLIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of'this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany May 27, 1932 

